Articles with the tag Saturday Night Live

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It’s a Disney classic with a twist. On Saturday Night Live, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hosted and starred in the hilarious sketch, a remake of Bambi with an action film twist. SNL castmembers appeared with the Rock as his fellow Fast and Furious 7 castmembers, Vin Diesel (Taran Killam), Tyrese Gibson (Jay Pharoah) and Michelle […]

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“Empire” fans may still be suffering from withdrawal symptoms at the two-hour finale of the series. (Au revoir, Cookie. you gave us them haute couture dreams, and we’re still not over it.) But take heart! Taraji P. Henson will be hosting Saturday Night Live this coming April 11. Mumford & Sons will also appear on […]

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Eddie Murphy’s triumphant return to Saturday Night Live during the show’s 40th anniversary special wasn’t as triumphant as many had hoped. The comedian didn’t appear in any skits and only got about 30 seconds of screen time. Well, according to Norm Macdonald, Murphy had the chance to play Bill Cosby during the “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketch but Murphy […]

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The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary was a three and a half hour episode that will be talked about for awhile. The jokes, sketches, and pre-taped bits got laughs, smiles, and that perfect amount of nostalgia. Even Betty White and Bradley Cooper making out. Of course, where there is an SNL sketch, there are the […]

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Last night’s Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary celebration was one to remember. The stars came together to celebrate the hit sketch show and the party didn’t stop after the show. In fact, the after party was just as crazy. The musical entertainment was provided by who else, of course, Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift performed her hit, ‘Shake […]

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Something no one ever thought would take place in any world… happened last night in New York at the Saturday Night Live 40 year anniversary special. SNL 40 was a star-studded event, but “The Californians” sketch is making serious headlines today for the only reason that Betty White and Bradley Cooper make out. This skit […]

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The iconic Saturday Night Live has been promoting tonight’s “SNL 40″ show for over two weeks. Reliving old sketches, welcoming more and more guests, and from what anyone can see so far…. this should be one epic night. It is a 3 and a half hour event, but that shouldn’t be surprising seeing how many […]

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It was only a matter of time before Saturday Night Live made fun of #Deflategate, the New England Patriots, and Tom Brady. And by time, I mean the immediate Saturday night after it happened. Blake Shelton did a fantastic job hosting Saturday Night Live, as well as being the musical guest, but the “Patriots Press […]

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In true Dr. Evil fashion, the movie villain interrupted the cold open of Saturday Night Live to mock North Korea, Sony, and ‘The Interview’ debacle. Dr. Evil, portrayed by Michael Meyers, took several jabs at everyone, and everything, involved in the controversy. The hilarious cameo was placed in the SNL episode hosted by Amy Adams. […]

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This week’s Saturday Night Live duo featured actor James Franco and musical guest Nicki Minaj. Nicki Minaj served as a double threat doing two musical numbers, “Bed of Lies (featuring Skylar Grey)” and “Only” / “All Things Go”, and appearing in some sketches, showcasing her celebrity impersonation skills. The highlight of her impressions came out […]

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Saturday Night Live Season 40 is off to an infectious funny start. Critics have been doubting the power of SNL in the past few years with many big names leaving the show, but Season 40 hits hard. You may be indifferent to Cameron Diaz but there is no denying these two top sketches are funny. […]

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Has political correctness gone too far? What would it look like if it did? That’s one of the questions this skit from Saturday Night Live tries to answer: There’s been a lot of talk about the supposed decline of the Saturday Night Live institution. From this skit hyped as the worst in the program’s history, to […]

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The Australian rapper, Iggy Azalea, made her Saturday Night Live debut this past weekend after SNL took a week off and came back with the Halloween episode. This week’s host was the iconic Jim Carrey who killed every sketch! Amazing job, but you wouldn’t expect anything else. Iggy Azalea managed to do a medley of […]

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Saturday Night Live kicked off its 40th season this past weekend, September 27. That’s right, 40! Chris Pratt had the hosting honors, while Ariana Grande was the musical guest. This was each, Pratt and Grande’s, first time being on the show. That wasn’t the only thing new. SNL cast alum Darrell Hammond took over for the […]

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Kenan Thompson may be leaving Saturday Night Live after this season. But then again he may not. A report circulated today that Thompson was leaving the show after this season but a spokesman for SNL said that the report was “inaccurate.” The rep said that “the season hasn’t even started and cast decisions aren’t made until the end of the […]

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Mark your calendars, all you Guardians of the Galaxy fans. Chris Pratt is set for hosting the Saturday Night Live season 40 premiere on September 27. Pratt continues his world take over, staying strong with his Parks and Recreation platform, continuing social media fame (did you see him rapping Eminem?), and will be joined by Ariana Grande […]

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Kate McKinnon just finished her second full season on Saturday Night Live and has already become a fan favorite, some say she is the next Kristen Wiig. McKinnon got serious street cred from her wonderful and exact impressions of two of the biggest celebrities in the biz: Justin Bieber and Ellen Degeneres. McKinnon talked about […]

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Saturday, May 17, was Andy Samberg’s first time hosting Saturday Night Live. For those of you living under a SNL rock, this is important because Samberg was a regular cast member for years and left to do different things (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Hence, important because this was his first time actually hosting the show. This was […]

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True Anna Kendrick enthusiasts would know she is more than a Pitch Perfect singer or a friend to Twilight vampires. Getting her start in Broadway, Kendrick was the third youngest Tony Award nominee and participated in many on stage productions. Her debut last night on ‘Saturday Night Live’ certainly displayed her true talent, while winning over a […]

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The April Fools jokes continue. Unlike some of the other ones though, this one was just a little too believable and too realistic to get me chuckling. The story went that George Takei has been tapped to host Saturday Night Live, thanks to his dedicated fans and followers on Facebook. It was those fans, Takei said, […]